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A.M. Heath & Co. Ltd
Genres:Biography · Business · Children's Books · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction +23 more
OpenLast checked 5 days agoAbi Fellows
Abi is a literary agent at DHH Literary Agency. She has broad experience across bookselling, publishing and literary scouting, having worked at Blackwell's, Faber and Faber, Georgina Capel Associates and RR Ltd before returning to agenting at The Good Literary Agency in 2019, building a list focused on writers from marginalised backgrounds. She joined DHH Literary Agency in 2023.
Genres:Children's Books · Commercial Fiction · Current Affairs · Historical Fiction · Historical Non-Fiction +9 more
OpenLast checked 13 days agoAbigail Bergstrom
Abigail is the founder of Bergstrom Studio. She graduated in English from King's College London and has worked in publishing for over fifteen years, starting her career at Simon & Schuster before launching Gleam Titles and later founding Bergstrom Studio in 2021. She has guided more than thirty-five titles onto bestseller lists and her authors have been listed for prizes including the Orwell Prize and the Women's Prize for Fiction.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Current Affairs · Literary Fiction · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction +3 more
OpenLast checked 21 days agoAdam Gauntlett
Adam heads the books division at PFD and represents a wide range of prize-winning and bestselling authors, among them Sunday Times and New York Times names. He joined the company in 2010, after completing a Masters in English Literature at King's College London. The Bookseller named him its Shooting Star in 2017.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Historical Fiction · Historical Non-Fiction · Memoir +5 more
OpenLast checked yesterdayAevitas Creative Management
Genres:Biography · Children's Books · Commercial Fiction · Current Affairs · Fantasy +14 more
OpenLast checked 5 days agoAitken Alexander Associates
Genres:Biography · Business · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime +16 more
OpenLast checked 5 days agoAlexander Cochran
Alexander is actively building his list and is always on the lookout for new writers of speculative fiction, literary fiction, crime and thriller and serious non-fiction. He is particularly interested in dark thrillers and crime novels, science fiction and fantasy that push boundaries or cross genres but are rooted in believable, playful literary fiction, and novels that don't shy away from darker aspects of humanity. On the non-fiction side, he tends towards serious books with big ideas that subvert our assumptions, serious histories, and narrative non-fiction focused on contemporary events and issues.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Current Affairs · Fantasy · Historical Non-Fiction +6 more
OpenLast checked 19 days agoAlice Caprio
Alice is a Literary Agent at Peters Fraser + Dunlop, working primarily on the children's list. After an MA in Publishing from UAL she spent five years as a scout at London Literary Scouting, specialising in children's, young adult and science fiction and fantasy across all ages and working with publishers and media companies around the world. She joined the agency in 2026 from Felicity Bryan Associates, where she was a literary agent. Alongside building her own list she sells foreign rights in the agency's children's and young adult titles across many territories.
Genres:Children's Books · Fantasy · Horror · Middle Grade · Mystery +5 more
OpenLast checked yesterdayAlice Lutyens
Represents an eclectic list ranging from commercial women's fiction to lyrical literary fiction, across love stories, magic and witches, crime, thrillers and historical fiction. Was the first to discover Jane Harper through Curtis Brown Creative and has nursed several authors from debut to the Sunday Times bestseller list, Richard and Judy picks and prize lists. Judge for the Caledonia Novel Award. Also takes on authors with well-established careers who feel in need of a fresh pair of eyes. Assisted by Aoife MacIntyre.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Horror · Literary Fiction · Psychological Suspense +2 more
Closed (conditions apply)Last checked 12 days agoAlice Saunders
Alice loves storytelling in all its forms, whether fiction or narrative non-fiction, and works across literary, audio, live audience, film and television representation. She is actively looking for new talent in crime, thrillers, epic family sagas, book club literary fiction and memoir, in fact everything apart from science fiction and fantasy. As head of the agency's speaker business, she also matches talent to corporate, industry and public sector events.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Literary Fiction · Memoir +2 more
OpenLast checked 12 days agoAlice Sutherland-Hawes
Alice represents authors and illustrators working from board and picture books through to crossover young adult. She co-founded ASH Literary, which launched in September 2020, alongside Saffron Dodd. She is based in London.
Genres:Children's Books · Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Graphic Novels · Literary Fiction +7 more
OpenLast checked 12 days agoAlice Williams
Alice set up her agency in 2018 after representing children's books for over ten years at David Higham Associates. She is a passionate champion of the writers and illustrators she works with. Alice focuses on sensitive editorial and portfolio development, submitting and showcasing clients' work widely, and on considered rights management.
Genres:Children's Books · Fantasy · Mystery · Other Non-Fiction · Romance +2 more
OpenLast checked 20 days agoAlice Williams Literary
Genres:Children's Books · Fantasy · Mystery · Other Non-Fiction · Romance +2 more
OpenLast checked 20 days agoAllan Guthrie
Allan is a literary agent with a particular interest in crime fiction. He has worked in the book trade since 1996 and has been a literary agent since 2005. He is also an award-winning novelist, freelance editor and former publisher.
Genres:Crime
OpenLast checked 16 days agoAmanda Harris
Amanda is a literary agent at Maven Literary Management, where she represents both fiction and non-fiction authors. She trained in publicity and editorial roles at Pan Macmillan, Simon & Schuster and Orion Publishing before founding the literary division at YMU in 2019. Amanda later became Global MD of Literary at YMU and won Literary Agent of the Year with Maven at the British Book Awards 2025.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction
OpenLast checked 11 days agoAmanda Preston
Amanda has been a literary agent for over 25 years. In 2005 she co-founded LBA Books. In 2018 she won the RNA Literary Agent of the Year award. She represents a wide range of best-selling and award-winning authors across fiction and non-fiction.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Health & Wellness · Historical Fiction +9 more
OpenLast checked yesterdayAmandeep Singh
Amandeep is an agent at Graham Maw Christie. She joined the agency in 2025, having spent ten years working as an editor, bookseller and agent, most recently at Penguin Random House and The Good Literary Agency. As a commissioning editor, she published only debut authors, and as an agent she continues to champion new voices and works closely on concept and editorial development.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Current Affairs · Fantasy · Historical Fiction +9 more
OpenLast checked 17 days agoAmber Caravéo
Amber is a children's literary agent and co-founder of Skylark Literary. She was previously Editorial Director at Orion Children's Books and Senior Commissioning Editor for Random House Children's Books. She began her career at Working Partners, where she worked on series including the million-copy-selling Rainbow Magic. Amber now uses her editorial experience to support children's authors and build relationships between writers and publishers.
Genres:Children's Books · Middle Grade · Young Adult
OpenLast checked 17 days agoAmy Fitzgerald
Amy joined Bright in 2020 and represents a diverse list of authors and illustrators working across all genres and age ranges, with a particular passion for non-fiction, an area she has been actively growing. Before Bright she built a varied career in publishing as both an agent and an editor, working with creatives ranging from established franchises to debut talent.
Genres:Children's Books · Middle Grade · Young Adult
OpenLast checked 25 days agoAmy O'Shea
Amy is an agent at Graham Maw Christie Literary Agency. She joined the agency in early 2023 and assists Jane and Jen with social media, admin, royalties and submissions, alongside working on her own projects. Amy graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a degree in Linguistics and English Language.
Genres:Crime · Fantasy · Historical Non-Fiction · Horror · Memoir +6 more
OpenLast checked 17 days agoAndrew Gordon
Andrew joined David Higham Associates in 2007 and is a director of the company and head of the Books department. Before becoming an agent he worked on the publishing side for fifteen years, in publicity at Hodder & Stoughton and as an editor and publisher at Little, Brown and Simon & Schuster. His list is primarily non-fiction and includes leading historians, journalists and commentators. He is a member of the Advisory Committee of the Cundill History Prize.
Genres:Biography · Business · Current Affairs · Historical Non-Fiction · Memoir +4 more
OpenLast checked 10 days agoAndrew Lownie
Andrew runs the Andrew Lownie Literary Agency, which he founded in 1988. He read history at Magdalene College, Cambridge and later gained an MSc and doctorate at Edinburgh University. He began his publishing career at Hodder & Stoughton before becoming an agent at John Farquharson in 1985. He is also an author, having written several biographies including a prize-winning life of the spy Guy Burgess.
Genres:Biography · Historical Non-Fiction · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction
OpenLast checked 4 days agoAndrew Lownie Literary Agency
Genres:Biography · Historical Non-Fiction · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction
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